Developmental Coordination Disorder
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: W061
Diagnosis: Developmental Coordination Disorder
US Patients:
World Patients:
Sex Ratio: M4;W
Age Onset: Child
Brain Area:
Symptoms: children’s poor muscular coodination that most of them grow out of, poor short-term memory for procedures
Progression: (Jim Lohr: Apparently this is primarily with coordination and use of arms, wrists and hands.)
Causes: 50% have ADHD, may be “oversensitive” to textures, touch, hearing, etc. , poor visual-spatial memory
Medications:
Therapies: physical therapy and occupational therapy
Youtube Video: Developmental Coordination Disorder
Youtube Video:
The Adolescent with DCD
Youtube Video:
My Friend, Josh, Has DCD.
Amazon or Library Book: Dyspraxia: A Parent’s Guide . .
Click the book to link or buy from Amazon.
Support Group: dyspraxia.org (Dyspraxia includes children
having difficulty coordinating motor skills and fine motor skills.)
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
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PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- Evaluating the influence of feedback on motor skill learning and motor performance for children with developmental coordination disorder: a systematic reviewby Ellana Welsby on May 6, 2024
CONCLUSION: Despite the clear rationale for using feedback-oriented interventions for children with DCD, there is surprisingly limited and low-quality research. There is no clear evidence that one form of feedback is more effective than another, although it appears that feedback delivered via technology may be as effective as feedback delivered in traditional therapy interventions for children with DCD. Further exploration is required from appropriately powered and well-designed trials.
- "Picture this from there": spatial perspective-taking in developmental visuospatial disorder and developmental coordination disorderby Camilla Orefice on May 6, 2024
INTRODUCTION: Either Developmental Visuospatial Disorder (DVSD) and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) present with difficulties in visuospatial processing, even though entailing different degrees of impairment. Among the visuospatial domain, spatial perspective taking is essential to interact with the environment and is significantly involved in many daily activities (e.g., environment navigation and spatial orienting). Notwithstanding, no previous studies have investigated this spatial...
- Biomarkers of mitochondrial dysfunction in autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysisby Richard E Frye on May 4, 2024
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting 1 in 36 children and is associated with physiological abnormalities, most notably mitochondrial dysfunction, at least in a subset of individuals. This systematic review and meta-analysis discovered 204 relevant articles which evaluated biomarkers of mitochondrial dysfunction in ASD individuals. Significant elevations (all p < 0.01) in the prevalence of lactate (17%), pyruvate (41%), alanine (15%) and creatine kinase (9%)...
- The wide world of technological telerehabilitation for pediatric neurologic and neurodevelopmental disorders - a systematic reviewby Benedetta Del Lucchese on May 2, 2024
INTRODUCTION: The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for assessing and treating cognitive and motor disorders is promoting home-based telerehabilitation. This approach involves ongoing monitoring within a motivating context to help patients generalize their skills. It can also reduce healthcare costs and geographic barriers by minimizing hospitalization. This systematic review focuses on investigating key aspects of telerehabilitation protocols for children with...